Tobacco press



Nov. l2, 1929. v L, PFEFFER 1,735,474

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Nov. l2, 1929. L. PFFFER 1,735,474

. ToBAcco'PREss Filed Feb. 10, 192e 2 sheets-sheet 2 g ,Z 56 d o 59 58 57 o Louis .Pfeffer -This 'invention relates to atobacco press` Patented Nov. 12, 1929.

TOBACCO PRESS `Application led February 10, 1926. Serial No. 87,279;

and is primarily designed to be used by the farmer or producer of leaf vtobaccoin order tofplace the hands vof tobacco in proper form in preparing itformarket.

It is also an object of this invention to pr'event the tobaccowhile in the form of hands and in case from drying and thereby becoming harsh and breakable and out of case with a consequent waste of tobacco.

A further object of my invention is to enable the producer to load his product and take it to market at any time regardless of the Weather conditions. Y

The method heretofore used by producers has been to pile the tobacco while in hands in bulks and then tolay boards or other weights upon the bulks so as to cause the tobacco to settle or press after a fashion. This is deleterious to the tobacco due to the crumpling caused and also tothe haphazard piling of the hands and the unequal pressure exerted upon individual.hands.

My invention contemplates the remedying of these defects by taking the tobacco as soon as stripped and tied into hands and sup-v porting hands in a vertical position in the press while the tobacco is putunder pressure.

An additional object of my invention is to provide a device which will accommodate an entire days work of a man stripping tobacco so that the tobacco will remain under pressure in the press for some hours before v it is taken out and put in bulk.

A further object is to provide a device which is capable of handling a plurality of sticks of tobacco, each stick carrying from fifteen to twenty hands so that the worker need merely add each additional stick as he finishes it to those already in the press.

lVith these and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds,.the invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out inmy claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing7 in which:

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INCORPORATED, oEivrAYsvrLLE, KENTUCKY r Figure'l is a side elevation ofmy device. i'

Figure 2 is a front elevation.-

Figure 3 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 ofFigure -2 looking inthe direction ofthe arrows.

Figure 4 is a plan view.

In the drawings similar reference characf ters indicate like elements inthe various figures. 1 y Referring to the drawings, 10 and -11 inditerialmay be used.v The sides and backare shown spaced from thebase elements lO'and 11 althoughif desired they may be extended to theme The front of mydevice is left open.

Ext'ending parallel with the sides and l ci o. cate two lspacedba'se members uponwhich "f 65 though it is understood that any other maspac'ecl above them are bars 19 and 20 having Ynotches 21 upon the upper side thereof. `The ,barst19fand 20. are supported at theback portionjofmy deviceby extensions of the standards 14and'15and are secured thereto by the bolts and nuts 22. 1 .Y f

The forwardpartsof the bars 19 and 20 aresupported by U-shaped members 23 and 24 withthe openings thereoffextending towards the centre. The members 23 and 24 are secured to the standards 12 and 13 respectively by the bolts and nuts 25.

A swinging door 26 is pivoted from a bar 27 which rests in a pairof aligned notches 21 by means of metal straps 28 and29 secured tol cleats 30 and 31 upon theback of the door 26by bolts and nuts 32.

The straps 28 and 29 below the door are bent toward one another and terminate in forwardly extending ears 33 and 34 respectively to` which a handle 3 5 is pivoted.

Above the pivot point ofthe handle a link 36 is pivoted tothe handle and below the handle pivot a smaller link 37 is pivoted upon vthe handle. Extending longitudinally of my device and joining the central portions of the bars 1 0 and 11 is ,abar 38 having ratchet teeth 39 with which the links 36 and 37 cooperateso as to form withthe handle 36 a .p100

jack mechanism for urging the door 26 towards the back 18 in order to press thehands of tobacco between the door and the back. In Figure 3 a hand of tobacco 40 is shown supported on the stick 41 which rests upon the upper edges of the sides 16 and 17 below the bars 19 and 20.` In Figure 4 4rfour sticks of tobacco are shown in position carrying a plurality ofliands.V e l i For raising the door `in order to allow vof the insertion of a stick of tobacco pulleys 42 and 43 and the weight 44 are provided.V vThe pulley 42 is mounted on the standard` 45 and the pulley 43 may be supported upon an-y'eX- ternal support as the side ol a barn etc. In the drawings it is shown mounted on the standard 46 atjthe back ofthe device. rThe weight 44 i's secured to a cable or rope l,47

n which passes over the pulley 43, then over the pulley 42 and is then fastened in anyl desired manner `to the lower portion yof the door as shown vat 48 in Figure 2.

f In Figure 2 it will be knoted that the U- Y lshaped members 23 and 24 allow the sticks to be inserted upon the top edges ofthe sides A16l and 17 `when the door is raised bythe weight. Y, l n

The standards 12, 13, 14 and 15 are secured to the basemembers 10 and 11 by angle irons 49 and the Lstandards are braced by Vthe braces 50. u v l ,V p I The operation of my. device is as yfollows: The worker having stripped the hands of tobacco places them upon a stick 41. The door 26 is then raised so as to leave the space between the bars 19 and 20 andthe tops oit' the sidesjclear. yIIe then slides cthe stick againsathe backl 18 `and shakes ii so as toy straighten out vtheleaves ottobacco.` The door is now ylowered against the weightyand thev links 36 and 87 will engage the ratchet teeth 39 of the bar 38; By moving the handle rrbackand forth any desired'pressure'may be 'exerted 'againstthe fhands of tobacco. When the next stick is ready the door is raised andthe new stick is placed against lthat already in the'm'achine and the operation repeated. As additional sticks are inserted the bar 27 carrying the door is moved step by step in the notches 21 towards the front of the'machine. ,n v f At the completion of a days work, all the sticks are removed and the tobacco placed in bulk and due to the straightened condition Vofthe leaves and the pressure the tobacco is prevented from getting 'out' of case and'in addition it can be carted to market whenever desired 'since it is never permitted toA get out Y Furthermore due to vthis method 'and machine the Vquality of the tobacco is pose and spirit thereof and it is my. intention to cover bythe following claims any modified :terms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

1. IInadvi'ce "of the class desribedfspaced side walls, a back connecting said walls, bars extending parallel cto said walls, a .pressin element supported ifrom said bars, a 'ht'h'e bar extending below "said walls and a jacking 'mechanism carried bys'aid element cooperating with said notched bar. i

2. In adevice 'ot thefclass'described, spaced side walls,y a back connecting said walls, notched bars-above said walls, 'aipressing element 'sup'portedfroi'n saidbars, "a jbar eX- t'ending below 'said Wallsv andaj/a'c'king mecha- 'nism carried by "said'pressing felemelit cooperating w-ith said lowerbar.

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greatly improved with a consequent advantage 'to the'p'ro'ducenV y Y l 'Some changes may bemade inthe construc- A" '.',l tion andarrangement of the invention above 'eefioahwaht departing' fresia@ an par- "iso 

